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This list includes terms that describe general categories, or genres that may be applied to various types of information resources. It has been compiled from controlled lists of values in various data elements in the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data.

The Gale Wellness Thesaurus is a subset of the master Gale Health and Medicine Thesaurus in the narrower domain of wellness and fitness topics and issues. It includes terms associated with physical, mental, and emotional health, including terms related to diet, exercise, activities, products, and habits that affect human well-being. All thesaural relationships (BT/NT, RT, USE/UF) are included, and some terms have scope notes. The thesaurus contains 389 preferred terms/concepts (2019) and is continually updated.

The Gale Transportation Thesaurus is a subset of the master Gale Technology Thesaurus in the narrower domain of modes and mediums of transportation, except for those whose main application is military - such as troop transports, battleships, military aircraft, and tanks. Aside from the obligatory planes, trains, and automobiles, transportation also includes things such as forklifts, conveyor belts, and any other device or means for getting something or someone from one point to another including roads, tunnels, and bridges.

The Gale Technology thesaurus is a large general technology thesaurus in the domains of aeronautics and astronautics, chemical technology, communications, computing, electronics, energy, engineering, materials, military and naval science, and transportation. All thesaural relationships (BT/NT, RT, USE/UF) are included, and some terms have scope notes. The thesaurus contains 10,031 preferred terms/concepts (2019) and is continually updated.

The Gale Taxation Thesaurus is a subset of the master Gale Business Thesaurus in the narrower domain of the processes associated with the assessment and collection of federal, state, and municipal taxes. It includes terms related to tax administration, policy, law, rates, credits, exemptions, incentives, shelters, penalties, and liens. This thesaurus also includes terms related to income tax, corporate taxes, sales tax, withholding tax, estate taxes, social security taxes, use taxes, tariffs, tax treaties, tax reform, and tax planning.